siistimisellä

Siistimisellä is a Finnish term that refers to the act of tidying up, cleaning, or organizing. It is the adessive form of the noun siistiminen, which denotes the process of making something neat and orderly. The word is built from the adjective siisti (clean, neat) with the noun-forming suffix -minen, yielding a nominalized, event-like concept.

In usage, siistimisellä emphasizes the action of bringing order rather than the end state itself. It can apply to physical spaces such as homes and offices, as well as to digital environments where files and data are organized. The expression often appears in discussions about productivity, maintenance, or housekeeping, and it can be contrasted with siivous (cleaning) and järjestäminen (organizing).

Grammatical note: siistimisellä is the adessive singular form, used to indicate circumstances, means, or manner—in phrases like “siistimisellä tavoitteena on parempi työtila” or “siistimisellä parannettiin käytettävyyttä.” The form can be replaced by other cases to express different grammatical relations.

See also: siivous, järjestäminen, järjestys, siisti.